Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-22

ron. They drew up company 'front.' in
front of the stand and broke into 'eight',"
their evolut ons being models OF precision.
The life-saving service followed them with
pretty display.
Gov. Briggs, the vonera' le Delawar;an,
came up at the front of tho delaware
troops Cen. sheridan, notwithstand M
the, plaudits Of the multitude, rode erect,
looking neither to the right nor left As
each platoon passed the presi emit their
COMMANDER gracefully raised his hat and
salute him, rece wing In return a Low of
| recognition.
The end 0 the rarade was occupied by
the Grand Army of the Republic, and a
commander gave salute to tho president
and wls recognized. Post 2 of Philadel
phia carried in the center II Of the flags
captured by them during the war. They
were mass OF tatterel and torn co,ors,
but they were honored by the spectator
with cheers whose echo never seemed TO
| do.
In the evening again reception was
given the President and Mrs. Cleveland,
| 1000 people attending among the mum.
Der being Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ryan, many foreign diplomats, ON the
governors OF New YORK, Ohio, irgjnia,
PennsylvaHia, New Jersey, Georgia,
Florida. New Hampshire and many other
distingu's she Americans. The pre- id mt
in achnow ed ing the cordiality manifest.
ed made brief speech, .expres i'm, his
pleasure at seeing so m my newSpap, 4
men present as it satisfied him that they
were not doing mischievous WORK else
where. As the president r, tired the &c
club sang: "For he's Jolly good fe low."
| On the morning OF the 18th President
| Cleveland was ''at home" to the Poop
| for an hour and half IN tue
commissioners room in the city hall. He
was accompanied by Secretaries Eayard
and Fairchild. There were fully 10000
people waiting, not one-third of whom
succeeded in greeting the president. AT
the close of this reception the PRESIDENTIAL
party were driven to independence
| square where a memorial meeting was
held.
On the stand at the square was repre-
sented every branch ana CONDITION in Ii o
which goes TO make up nation. Side by
side were the chief magistrate the h CHEST
ecclesiastical representatives, the Justices
OF the highest law tribunal, the minister's
oftoreign powers, the national la akers
and representatives OF the army and navy
and other departments of civil, military
and religious life. The stand in rear OF
old historical hall had seating capacity
or about 1000, ind was filed early. At
the front of the stand facing south a
clearance was rallied OF for the president
and his party, tho speaker and other. At
tie front, in full view, hung u photo.
graphic copy of the original constitution.
AT the east side of the stand stood tJe
quaint old high backed chair occupied by
George Washington as the presiding Of
hcer OF tie congress which ado tie that
constitution.
The exercises were opened by singing y
the children chorus OF =, % voices, led by
2)) mae voices Bishop Potter made tn f,
Lieut-Gen. Philip il. Sheridan. with his
aides, followed closely by Cardinal til :
bons, Archbishop Ryan AMI a number of
tatholic clergy, marched down the aisle,
| Ok sal 60 x.lz A. l..
seated the Hon. John A. h as on, S 'esi
dent of the constitutional centennial com
mission, made the Introductory address OF
the day. At the conclusion the chorus
sang appeal to Truth by Schi Ter Men
d els Ohm with beautiful effect n ter which
the president began his address His
enunciaton was clear and per ect and his
voice rang out audibly to thou ands
OF ears.
President Cleveland congratu a ed all
present upon the flct that they are Anne :
lean citizens. he deserted upon the diff
culties o. the way travcrsed By the IF me =
Of the constitution, declaring tn t sin o
its com etion the tod of nations hos held
the rising san OF the new people on its
course, and though ca ionally obs urcd
by clouds and storms, has made the poop o
humble, 1t has shone forth with renewed
warmth to light t 0 world new miracle
Of creation
Before the echo OF his wor's had died
away there was cheering which was
fairly deafening When quiet had been
restored justice Jiler OF the Tn ted States
court began the delivery of his memorial
Grafton, In e. course OF which he said:
There is no danger in this country from
the power reposed in the pre- idential Of
! fee. There Is, as sad experience shows,
far more d1nger from nihilism and assas
8 nation than from ambition in our pub
tic servants.
Go for haya tba ;cc,r,' a,&, 30 &Lo -, -;
dency, during tho hundred years Of its
history, been from grasping. or att ,mpu.
ing to grasp, powers not warranted ov the
constitution, and so far from exerci ing
the admitted power of that Office in a
despotic manner, q candid student of our
| political history during that time cannot
fsi to perceive that no one of the three
| great departments OF the government has
been more siorn OF its Just power or
crippled in the exercise Of them, than o
presidency.
In regard T. the function of appointments
to Office perhaps the most important of
the executive duties-the spirit OF tie
constitution requires that t.e presi lent
shall exercise freely his best lud gme t
andfol ow his mo sincere conviction In
selecting proper men.
It is undeniable that for many years
past, by the gradual growth of custom, it
has come TO pass that in tie nominal on
Of officers by the resident he has so far
submitted to be governed by the wishes
and recomm endatons of interested men,
bers of the two houses of congress, that
the purpose of the con t;tution in vesting
this over in him, AM the right o. the
public to hold him per ionaly responsible
for each and every appointment he makes.
are largely defeated.
Jfexperience can teach anything on the
sub ect of theories Of government G. o
late civil war teaches Enthusiastically that
those who believed the source of danger
to be in the strong powers of the federal
government were in error, aud that those
essary to its safe conduct and continued
existence were in right.
Mrs. Cleveland sat almost in front Of the
speakers position and was the cynosure
of nil ewes